China News Service, March 3, according to the Russian Satellite Network, on the 2nd local time, in response to the new US sanctions, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova said that Washington’s decision was full of “ridiculous and hostile attacks.” The US side The policy will only cause "the bilateral relationship that was brought to freezing point by Washington to degrade even further."
Russia will respond "not necessarily symmetrically" to this.
According to reports, the official website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs published Zakharova's comments on the new US sanctions on the evening of the 2nd.
The commentary stated that the United States "deliberately provoked and became a reason for imposing sanctions is ridiculous. All these are excuses for continuing to interfere in my country's internal affairs without concealment. my country has no intention to compromise on this." Zakharova also said that Russia will base it on Respond to the principle of reciprocity, but "not necessarily symmetrical."
Zakharova also said: "Washington has violated international treaties and agreements in the field of arms control and non-proliferation several times and has lost the moral power to'admonish' other countries."
The commentary pointed out: “The White House is in trouble with (the United States) domestic issues and is trying to find an external enemy again. This US policy has been criticized many times and has lost its logic and meaning. It will only cause the bilateral relations brought to freezing point by Washington to become more serious. Step back."
The US government announced on the 2nd local time that it imposed sanctions on many individuals and entities in Russia due to the poisoning of Russian opposition person Navaline.
This is the first time that Biden has imposed sanctions on Russia since he assumed the presidency of the United States.
Navalny is a well-known Russian opposition figure.
In August 2020, he suddenly fell into a coma on the way to Moscow, suspected of being poisoned, and then the plane made an emergency landing in Omsk.
The local doctor said that no trace of poison was found in Navari's body.
Navalny was later taken by a special plane to a hospital in Berlin, Germany for treatment.
During the treatment, laboratories in Germany, France, Sweden and other countries confirmed that Navalny had been attacked by "Novijok" nerve agents.
Navalny returned to Russia in January this year.
In February of this year, he was sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment by the Moscow District Court for fraud. The actual time he served was two and eight months.